M&C Saatchi x Saatchi Gallery
M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery reveal six
international winners of inaugural Art for Change
Prize for emerging artists
Meet the winners
Selected from over 2,500 entries from across 130 countries within M&C Saatchi key global regions.
Overall winner
Regional winners
Meet the grand jury
One overall winner will be chosen by our Grand Jury, led by Saatchi Gallery and Chair of Judges, Sinta Tantra.
Meet the regional judges
Our six winners have been decided by some of the best business and creative minds from M&C Saatchi Group globally and eminent guest judges.
What is the art for change prize?
As part of a shared mission in making art, culture, and creativity accessible to everyone, this free-to-enter prize is a celebration of emerging artistic talent. It will highlight and stimulate dialogue around visual arts as a medium for positive global and social change and give exposure to emerging artists worldwide.
With the concept of Art for Change in mind, this year’s prize invited emerging artists from around the world to creatively respond to the theme of ‘Equality’.
THE PRIZE
All artists will exhibit their winning works in a dedicated exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London, a recognised authority in contemporary art, where the overall winner will be announced on Wednesday 7 December 2022. The exhibition will open on Thursday 8 2022 December until Friday 6 January 2023.
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HOW TO APPLY
Eligibility CRITERIA
The prize is available to emerging artists based in the following M&C Saatchi key global regions: UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, Australia, and Africa.
To apply artists must be aged 18 or over and within the first five years of what they hope to be a successful artistic career.
Accepted media includes painting, drawing, illustration, photography, collage, 2D mixed-media, video or film.
Submitted works must creatively respond to the theme ‘Equality’ and have been executed since 1 January 2020.
Works must be stable and capable of being shipped and installed on a walled surface.
Submitted works must be available between 1 November 2022 and 31 January 2023 for an exhibition in London.
One application per artist is permitted with a maximum of five artworks accepted.
Artists may only enter the prize in the region associated with their country of residence.
The artwork(s) must be the participants own work(s) and the participant warrants that they have full title to the artwork(s) and that they have all rights to submit the artwork(s).
key dates
Call for entries open:Thursday 14 July 2022
Deadline for entries: Thursday 15 September 2022, 11:59pm UK BST
Regional winners announced: Friday 25 November 2022
Overall winner announced:Wednesday 7 December 2022
Exhibition dates:Thursday 8 December 2022 – Friday 6 January 2023
Read more about what makes are judges tick artistically and what art for change means to them here.
